Baby found safe after mother’s car stolen

Wednesday

Mar 10, 2010 at 5:13 PM

THIBODAUX — An onboard tracking system helped police safely recover an 8-month-old boy that was strapped into the backseat of an SUV stolen this afternoon.Letti Crosby, the child’s 33-year-old mother, told police she stopped at a relative’s house on Tetreau Street in Thibodaux to drop off paperwork just before 2:18 p.m. The keys were in the ignition and the driver-side door was left open. While she came out, her 2007 Chevy Tahoe was gone, along with her son, Mark Crosby Jr., who was in a car seat in the back of the SUV. Crosby told police she was inside less than two minutes.The vehicle’s OnStar system led police to Calumet Street, about a mile away near the Terrebonne-Lafourche line, where officers found the Tahoe less than an hour later. The boy, who was unhurt, was examined by Acadian Ambulance paramedics and the Chevrolet was not damaged, police said.Neighbors on Calumet Street told police they saw a man walking away from the car.Thibodaux Police Chief Craig Melancon said police are interviewing a suspect and that multiple arrests are expected.Nothing indicates the suspect in custody, who police have yet to identify, knew Crosby, police said.The boy’s father, who was working offshore, is flying back, relatives said.When family members found out the boy had been taken, they rushed to the scene, said Crosby’s niece, Reneisha Carvin, who lives in Houma. “When we got down here, that was the best feeling, knowing he was OK. Jesus was covering him,” Carvin said.